[excaliber7388]

I have VIP, not gold. It's all I need to get on my dev server, I like the difference because then I don't have to pay full price for gold, which I'm not sure I'd do if I had to.
We definatly should advertise, have google advertisements on the forums, as well as other ads on the main page.
Or maybe in game?
As for accounts, Trials should have 1 month as a full p2p, then they are 'reset' untill they upgrade. They would have a week to upgrade or they lo\ose their stuff. This would cause more of a 'rushed' feeling, causing them to be more willing to purchase it. You have to make them convinced they need to upgrade to a classic account at least. Then show them all the cool features they get with gold/vip for a month or so, and once again, take it away at the end of the month. There shoud be more in game benefits for upgrading, without limiting the classic users.
Also, put an activity thing in, like they have to go on the client at least once every few months to keep their classic account.